Atelierhaus Beisinghoff

Freitag, 2. Juli 2010

In July 2017 our 11. artist in residenceTara Sabhawal (New Delhi, New York, London) worked on monoprints on the etching press. She gave a presentation in the documenta-town Kassel in the Kunsttempel as a guest from Kunstbalkon. She met friends on the documenta 13.https://www.tarasabharwal.com/

WSWorkshop organizes the Jury for our residencies.July 2016: Our 9. artist in residence Cosima Storz from Georgia USA worked here on wood cut. In August 2016 our 10. artist in residence Marianne Dages from Philadelphia USA worked in the letter press studio and on the etching press.

2015 Lauren Pakradooni in a letter to Barbara Beisinghoff: "My experience in your studio and home was deeply influential, working with you gave me insight into the relationship between life and art, finding a way to enjoy your surroundings while focused on an intensive project. The portfolio of monotypes I made in your studio were an important discovery of color, shape, and composition. The finished prints and experiments informed a shift in the way I work, including new technical practises as well as concepts in my imagery. Your studio is equipped with materials and tools that are professional and well maintained and are able to accommodate a variety of printmaking processes and techniques. A vertical etching tank would be an excellent addition, which would require less maintenance and have more predictable results. A vertical etch tank with edinburgh etch is more safe and contained, less hazardous to people and the environment." August 2015: Lauren Pakradooni made monoprints and gave a sound performance. She and Tegan Emerson (our 7. and 8. artists residency) worked here at the same time. http://www.artcamp.de/artists/atelierhausbeisinghoff/index.html

In August 2013 our 4. artist Paper Buck from California works on his etching triptychon. In summer 2015 Paper came back here with his mother for his solo show in the townhall in Bad Driburg-Dringenberg.

In July 2014 our 5. artist June Yoon from Brooklyn New York was working here on wood cuts. We stayed in contact with her and saw her in NY in 2016.

Atelierhaus Beisinghoff with blooming flax. From the dew retted flax I made the artists book "Dew blue".

Our 3rd artist Rachel Joy from Melbourne, Australia, 2013, in the pleasure garden after work was done in the printshop. https://racheljoyartist.wordpress.com/
The text wandeln is carved into a paving stone of local pink sandstone located on a pathway leading from one of the main entry points to the Lustgarten and is intended to be discovered by the viewer. Because the work is set into the ground the viewer must slow down and perhaps even come to a complete stop in order to read and understand the text. This deliberate slowing of pace is intended to bring the viewer towards a more peaceful and calm experience of the hidden garden. When pausing to read the text inscribed in the paving stone the viewer must bow their head as if in prayer or reverence, thus further adding to the feeling that one is entering a special place. The physical act of bowing in response to wandeln makes the viewer a part of the work itself, in a sense they have been changed by their experience of the work and become part of it. As an element in the Kunstlerpfad (artists trail) wandeln is an important choice of words because it means not only to walk but also to change or convert and the hope is that people who enter this garden will be changed by their journey through it.

“The Beisinghoff Printmaking Residency is
more than just the opportunity to work in a print studio. It provides an
intimate setting that ignites the senses.The large garden outside the studio is a blaze of color by mid-summer
while the sound of farm animals mingles with church bells throughout the
day.Nestled in the patchwork geometry
of the German countryside, the village of Rhoden is a unique place to create
work.You will also gain a sense of
German history and culture from living with the Besinghoffs, two extraordinary
people who are dedicated to the arts.” Susan Goethel Campbell

The Letterpress Studio is in the basement as well as the workshop for etching with iron3 chloride and table for preparation of zink and copperplates. There are only very basic facilities for doing waterjet drawing and dark room/preparation for sunprint.